Questões de Concurso Público SEDF 2014 para Estudantes Universitários
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The expression “People used to think” (l.4) suggests that they no longer think that way.
Since stress cannot be entirely eliminated from our daily lives, we need to find an effective way to live with it.
“Or duck into the sculpture garden at the Hirshhorn Museum nearby.” (l.10 and 11) = Ou ver os patos no jardim de esculturas no Museu Hirshhorn aí perto.
“There’s a lot to see, so you’ll have to prioritize — or chill out and assume you’ll be back one day.” (l.11 to 13) = Há muito o que ver, então você terá que ter prioridades — ou relaxar e supor que vai voltar um dia.
“The National Museum of American History is one museum not to be missed on the Mall” (l.14 and 15) = O Museu Nacional de História Americana é um museu em que você não vai se perder no Mall.
“Start by taking the Metro there (orange or blue line to Smithsonian; take the Mall exit out of the station)” (l.4 and 5) = Comece pegando o Metrô para lá (linha laranja ou azul para Smithsonian; tome a saída para Mall quando chegar à estação).
Chronic lateness has spoilt friendships, and it’s a habit that has caused people to lose their jobs. Why, then, are so many people late?
According to some specialists, not arriving on time can be a form of avoidance. You are late for a party, or coming home from work because you don’t want to be where you’re supposed to be. It can also be a habit learned on childhood from a parent or an old brother or sister who also ran late. For others, it’s a result of an inability to judge time.
Whatever reason people have, lateness almost always annoys those of us who are always prompt to attend our commitments.
Diane Washawsky. Spectrum book 4. Ana Veltford. Prentice Hall Regents. p.156 (adapted).
Some people lose their jobs because they are habitually late.
Chronic lateness has spoilt friendships, and it’s a habit that has caused people to lose their jobs. Why, then, are so many people late?
According to some specialists, not arriving on time can be a form of avoidance. You are late for a party, or coming home from work because you don’t want to be where you’re supposed to be. It can also be a habit learned on childhood from a parent or an old brother or sister who also ran late. For others, it’s a result of an inability to judge time.
Whatever reason people have, lateness almost always annoys those of us who are always prompt to attend our commitments.
Diane Washawsky. Spectrum book 4. Ana Veltford. Prentice Hall Regents. p.156 (adapted).
Latecomers are people who hardly ever are on time for their appointments.
The narrator applied for a job at a shoe store and was hired before he/she attended college.
It is correct to infer that the person who tells of his/her experience in the text is a foreigner in the country in which he/she lives.
In “took some classes that helped me to have a good career” (l.5 and 6), “that” can be correctly replaced by who.
In “to improve the appearance of children” (l.8 and 9), “improve” can be correctly replaced with enhance.
In “It is also somewhat expensive for the average person” (l.12 and 13), “average person” means the same as ordinary person.
The phrase “people have always had the desire to look” (l.3) can be correctly replaced with people always had the desire to look.
Physical appearance has been a concern of human beings for a long time now.
Pedestrians are getting so involved with what they are listening on their iPods that they don’t pay enough attention to the traffic, often with tragic consequences. According to some official information, many people are being killed as a result of stepping off the sidewalk in front of fast-moving vehicles. And most of the accidents can’t be avoided because the victims couldn’t even hear the warning because of the use of MP3.
Mark Hancock & Annie McDonald. English result upper-intermediate. Oxford University Press. p. 103 (adapted).
Most of the people who were involved in the accidents mentioned in the text couldn’t hear the vehicles approaching because they were distracted by their MP3 players.
Pedestrians are getting so involved with what they are listening on their iPods that they don’t pay enough attention to the traffic, often with tragic consequences. According to some official information, many people are being killed as a result of stepping off the sidewalk in front of fast-moving vehicles. And most of the accidents can’t be avoided because the victims couldn’t even hear the warning because of the use of MP3.
Mark Hancock & Annie McDonald. English result upper-intermediate. Oxford University Press. p. 103 (adapted).
In New York, a law was proposed to forbid the use of MP3 outdoors.
Pedestrians are getting so involved with what they are listening on their iPods that they don’t pay enough attention to the traffic, often with tragic consequences. According to some official information, many people are being killed as a result of stepping off the sidewalk in front of fast-moving vehicles. And most of the accidents can’t be avoided because the victims couldn’t even hear the warning because of the use of MP3.
Mark Hancock & Annie McDonald. English result upper-intermediate. Oxford University Press. p. 103 (adapted).
It is correct to infer from the text that, if people didn’t use electronic devices outside their homes, accidents wouldn’t happen.
In the sentence “these findings suggest that Facebook may undermine it” (l.32 and 33), the verb “undermine” means the opposite of the verb to mine.
In the sentence “it could actually reduce the satisfaction” (l.9 and 10), the expression “actually” can correctly be replaced with today.